riphath Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
riphath in Easton's Bible Dictionary
a crusher, Gomer's second son (Gen. 10:3), supposed to have been the ancestor of the Paphlagonians.
riphath in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(spoken), the second son of Gomer. #Ge 10:3| The name may be identified with the Rhipaean mountains, i.e. the Carpathian range in the northeast of Dacia.
riphath in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
RI'PHATH (a crusher), a son of Gomer. Gen 10:3. His descendants have by some been identified with the Ripheans, the old name of the Paphlagonians; by others they have been located in the Rhiepean Mountains, north of the Caspian Sea.
riphath in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Gomer's second son (Genesis 10:3). Paphlagonia (Josephus, Ant. 1:6, section 1). The Riphaean mountains in the remote N. to the E. of Tanais ("the Don"); the Carpathian range N.E. of Dacia.